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Title: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: JDC on December 18, 2008, 05:15:38 AM

I was learning some fear factory chugg patterns and my palm muted upstrokes sound no where near as good as my downstrokes, it's really annoying me, it seems the upstroke scratches a tiny bit more of the string, I've found making the pick more parallel to the string improves the tone but that means changing my technique and makes it harder to play

I've also found palm muting closer to the bridge improves my tone, more bassy, but then if I go into shreddy sweepy mode my playing isn't as tight since it doesn't fully mute the strings I'm not using so well

why can't it all just sound good and work!!!!!!! ARRR

anyone else over analysis their playing and have problems like this?

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: Matt77 on December 18, 2008, 08:17:45 AM

In a word. Yes

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: Jonny on December 18, 2008, 02:11:15 PM

Quote from: Matt77 on December 18, 2008, 08:17:45 AM

In a word. Yes

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: Davey on December 18, 2008, 02:16:47 PM

Practice more.. find the compromise

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: noodleplugerine on December 18, 2008, 10:10:31 PM

Upstrokes never sound as good as downstrokes imo, even when Dino does them :p

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: JDC on December 19, 2008, 09:26:30 AM

for some reason today the upstroke difference isn't bothering me

speaking of dino, my mate got a "you fat bar-steward" chant going at a fear factory gig years ago

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: Will on December 20, 2008, 07:19:03 PM

Yeah, I am pretty annoyed at guitar at the moment.
Just wrote a killer riff, although, I thought it sounded familiar.

Lightning Strikes - Ozzy.

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: indysmith on December 20, 2008, 08:42:12 PM

Nah my 'style' is ridiculously sloppy to the point where I don't actually really play the guitar. I just like the noises :)

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: Philosoful on December 21, 2008, 10:33:31 PM

Nah way, I'm falling in love with guitar over and over again latley :)

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: hunter on December 21, 2008, 11:12:25 PM

just double your speed and play it all downstrokes ... like Hetfield does :O)

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: _tom_ on December 21, 2008, 11:26:26 PM

I just get frustrated with playing the same stuff all the time :x

Title: Re: guitar playing is so annoying sometimes
Post by: silentrage on December 22, 2008, 06:07:33 AM

1. You find your weakness, and you punch it in the face repeatedly till it craws back into its little corner.
2. Now some other technique is your weakness, so you mutilate that in the face until baby jesus cries.
3. Rince , repeat, until you're awesome at guitar
4.???
5. profit

That's what I do, I'm on 2 right now. :(

Oh and FYI, to get to 5, you have to have no weakness.